Improving physician hand hygiene compliance using behavioural theories: A study protocol

Implementation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Squires, Janet E ^a,b   Suh, Kathryn N ^c,d   Linklater, Stefanie ^a   Bruce, Natalie ^d   Gartke, Kathleen ^b   Graham, Ian D ^a,b   Karovitch, Alan ^c   Read, Joanne ^d   Roth, Virginia ^c,d   Stockton, Karen ^d   Tibbo, Emma ^d   Woodhall, Kent ^d   Worthington, Jim ^d   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^a,c  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUEBEC; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873161319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-16     Document Type: Article

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